Art of Chris Bonura

This was a pirate ship concept for "Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens" that my art director (Yanick Dusseault) and I worked on. We thought it would be cool to come up with a star wars/pirate version of a dirty diesel pickup truck!

These are the thumbnails that led up to the final design for Sandrakk's ship design in EA's "Immortals of Aveum". Such a fun project coming up with fantasy tech. As a concept artist this was a dream to world build in a genre that hasn't been seen before! I looked at allot of art nouveau designs from the late 1800's to help inform this.

These are the thumbnails that led up to the final design for Sandrakk's ship design in EA's "Immortals of Aveum". Such a fun project coming up with fantasy tech. As a concept artist this was a dream to world build in a genre that hasn't been seen before! I looked at allot of art nouveau designs from the late 1800's to help inform this.

I don't usually show my concept models which I then paint over, but had a great time developing this! As a concept artist/designer I love to see artists thought process in how they landed on a design so I figured I'd share this.

Initially the idea was to come up with a fighter pilot type cockpit in our design language for Sandrakk's ship. It eventually got stripped down due to camera constraints. This is a quick screenshot of my concept model. This design stopped here, but I had a ton of fun with it!

This was one of my favorite tasks on EA’s "Immortals of Aveum"! It was Sandrakk’s (the main villains) ship. I was heavily inspired by Art Nouveau designs. Specifically Art Nouveau vases. Allot of them had these amazing sculptural metal housings that held the glass itself.

Initially the idea was to come up with a fighter pilot type cockpit in our design language for Sandrakk's ship. It eventually was scaled up and simplified so we had more room and flexibility for camera angles. This is where we landed for the in game design!

3D Ship sketch from past freelance work

Personal ship design. H-Wing

This was a fun milestone for me as it was my first vehicle design in a film! This was originally shot for live action in a Toyota Prius for "J.J. Abrams Star Trek: Into Darkness". That meant the A, and B pillar had to remain the same as it was in previous shots but I had creative freedom outside of that. This was all done in photoshop off of a plate I was given for a very quick turn around. The video is captured from film showcasing the final shot.

This is a future retro vehicle design for a VR experience. On this I did a more detailed concept of the floating chassis, as we see it fly over head and it needed to be spelled out. It was a quicker design as it's more of a background vehicle and not a hero vehicle. This is from an illustration which I pulled out to establish a clearer design for the modelers.

Thumbnails for vehicle design tutorial on cgcircuit.com

Vehicle design tutorial for cgcircuit.com

Reconnaissance vehicle design

Space cow thumbnails (Personal Project)

Space Cow ship concept (Personal Project)

Personal ship design for fun. Trying to find shapes in unexpected things like kites and insects.

This is a streamlined future vehicle design for a VR experience. It was a quicker design as it's more of a background vehicle and not a hero vehicle. This is from an illustration for that project which I pulled out to establish a clearer design for the modelers.

This interior was for a background vehicle in a VR experience. I thought it would be unexpected if the chair was suspended from the side and free floating from beneath. This was tons of fun as I love automotive design but don't get this opportunity very often.

Interior design detail for a streamlined future vehicle in a VR experience.

Mars rover thumbnails for a VR experience

Background vehicle thumbnails for a future retro VR experience

Airship vehicle interior design for VR experience